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Every time you attempt to attack a displacer beast in melee, you have a chance (around 50%) of merely displacing it like a pet. Using {{kbd|F}} to force an attack will not move you (or the displacer beast) and will give the message "You attack thin air" if you would have displaced it. | Every time you attempt to attack a displacer beast in melee, you have a chance (around 50%) of merely displacing it like a pet. Using {{kbd|F}} to force an attack will not move you (or the displacer beast) and will give the message "You attack thin air" if you would have displaced it. | ||
| − | {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7|Displacer beasts have been introduced to NetHack 3.7. They can be summoned with [[summon nasties]]. Eating displacer beast meat confers intrinsic [[displacement]] for 6d6 turns.}} | + | {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Displacer beasts have been introduced to NetHack 3.7. They can be summoned with [[summon nasties]]. Eating displacer beast meat confers intrinsic [[displacement]] for 6d6 turns.}} |
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
Revision as of 03:09, 16 February 2021
f Displacer beast 
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| Difficulty | 14 |
| Attacks |
Claw 4d4, Claw 4d4, Bite 2d10 |
| Base level | 12 |
| Base experience | 301 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | −10 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | −3 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 750 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A displacer beast:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line662 |
The displacer beast is a feline monster first introduced in SLASH'EM. They are also included in dNetHack. They have natural displacement.
Every time you attempt to attack a displacer beast in melee, you have a chance (around 50%) of merely displacing it like a pet. Using F to force an attack will not move you (or the displacer beast) and will give the message "You attack thin air" if you would have displaced it.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Displacer beasts have been introduced to NetHack 3.7. They can be summoned with summon nasties. Eating displacer beast meat confers intrinsic displacement for 6d6 turns.Contents
Strategy
Displacer beasts can pose a real problem in combat - in addition to their intrinsic displacement rendering around half your melee attacks harmless, they also have a very low AC and high HP, and can do quite a bit of damage. Luckily, they are not fast, and a player with speed should be able to outrun them. This is particularly advisable if there are other monsters around, since missed attacks leave you open to the displacer beast and any other monsters around.
SLASH'EM
Amusingly, in SLASH'EM you can displace a displacer beast into water or lava, killing it instantly ("The displacer beast drowns" and "The displacer beast burns to a crisp", respectively).
dNetHack
In dNetHack, displacer beasts have flight, and thus cannot be displaced into water or lava.
Origin
The displacer beast is a Dungeons & Dragons, monster that projects a displaced image a few feet from where it actually stands. It is the source mythology for the displacement provided by the cloak of displacement.
